Heart Murmurs for Beginners

A beginner’s guide to timing and identifying heart murmurs — perfect for the medical student on their first placement. Far from comprehensive, but an excellent starting point if you’re not quite sure what approach to take. Part of our series on basic clinical examination.

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Murmur Phonograms inspired by the fantastic work of Madhero88 – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Madhero88.

Music:

Brittle Raille by Kevin Macleod
Cool Vibes by Kevin Macleod
Dub Feral by Kevin Macleod
Local Forecast by Kevin Macleod
Groove Grove by Kevin Macleod

(all via the wonderful Incompetech.com)

Special thanks to Harrison Ferguson

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